San Andreas enjoyed an excellent opening weekend, and it’s easy to see why.  The only wide-release movie it went up against was Aloha, a critical failure on its way to becoming a commercial one.  Plus, San Andreas is one of the summer’s first big-scale, big-budget movies, a straightforward disaster flick with a likeable cast and visual spectacle in spades.  The movie has no problem delivering on these fronts, but the story is shaky at best. Continue reading →